Gaming

The Japanese surely love their Super Mario Bros. We’ve seen renditions inspired by the more feudal days of Asian culture, but yet the culture clash continues. This time around the Mushroom Kingdom has been anime-tized. Basically, if Super Mario and Pokemon switched places in some parallel universe, this would likely be the result. This concept might not have been too ...

A long-held myth in the gaming community, Game Trailers has taken it upon themselves to prove that jumping over the flagpole in the original Super Mario game is more than just legend. Their Pop-Fiction series proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that jumping over the flagpole is indeed possible, it’s just not very productive. If you were lucky enough ...

What’s a man gotta do to get in a game of Shower Hero around here? Do I literally have to buy myself Game Boy-shaped soap? Ok, now I’m just making up excuses. Etsy store Two Eggplants offers this surprisingly realistic Game Boy Soap, which offers a Tetris screen and a smooth Dulce de Leche scent. If you’re down for smelling ...

Designed to be used for the Bird’s Eye Bull’s Eye minigame included with Wii Fit Plus, these Wings for the Wii, or as we like to call them Wiings, are nothing short of pointless. And yes, we believe there are people who would actually buy these things. Look people, just do yourself a favor and grab a pair of oven ...

Now, I’m not trying to say that Pac-Man is my sunshine, my only sunshine. But seriously, how could this not put a smile on any geek’s face, despite of the weather conditions? For $16.90 from Etsy, you too can ensure that nobody takes your sunshine away. Each set comes with a set of several stickers, all made of high-quality protected ...

When Google unleashed their custom version of Pac-Man on the world, in honor of the game’s 30th anniversary, they must not have realized the tremendous amount of time it would suck away from the lives of their disciples. And if they did know, then their “don’t be evil” motto must no longer be in use. Here are some of the ...

Most of you won’t know this, as up until now it was privy knowledge to only a few lucky souls. The man we have come to know and love as Pac-Man is not the character we thought he was. Back in 1982, as the original Pac-Man was living the rock star lifestyle courtesy of his new found fame, there was ...

I’ve always wondered what it would be like to shrink down small enough so I could magically jump into my favorite video games. I’d just crawl right inside the console and figure out a way to worm myself into the action. Sure, you can say that’s scientifically impossible, but whatever. A man doesn’t need to worry about your so-called “facts ...

If you haven’t had a reason to pop over to Google yet today you’re missing out on one of their more entertaining logo designs ever. Google celebrates the 30th anniversary of the release of Pac-Man, which made its debut on May 22, 1980, changing the world in the process. Google’s awesome logo doesn’t just look the part, but is actually ...

Many people don’t know this, but before Mario settled on his now classic mustache he went through a phase which lasted years of constantly switching up his facial hair style. All video game characters go through it. The search for their own identity. Mario went through 10 mustache styles alone during his year in technical college. Hell, there was even ...